Water Channel Navigation Agent

Problem statement

To prevent floods in Chennai, the city has designed a network of water channels that interconnect various locations within the city. Each channel is a pathway that water can flow through, connecting two different locations finally leading to the Sea. Each location has gates to regulate the flow of water $($Open $/$Close$)$ and only one gate from any of the locations to the sea can be open. The network is represented as a graph where locations are nodes, and channels are edges connecting these nodes. The water channels are unidirectional, meaning water can travel only in one direction in a channel.

Find the shortest path from a designated water discharge start location $($source node$)$ to a target location ie the Sea $($destination node$).$ This is crucial for emergency response.

Efficiently plan the route for inspection and maintenance crews to visit every location in the network at least once, ensuring the health and safety of the water channel system. Use the following algorithms to solve the problem:

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